Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-06
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inches and stationary.
The frost that brought chestnuts also
relieved hay fever sufferers.
How some people do envy the mOOn-it
gets full twice this month.
The Council Committee on Accounts is
called to meet tomorrow evening.
THREE deeds of trust were admitted to
record in Clerk Hooks Office yesterday.
CHARLESTON, the State capital, is work
ing up a boom, which is very commend
able.
A NUMBEB of fine wild ducks were shot
in the river by amateur sportsmen yester-
day.
CHIEF OF POLICE SMITH returned yes
terday from a trip to Pittsburg on official
business.
r. EDGAR HALL yesterday qualified as
q notary public. Bond, $500; John H.
Hall surety.
A PATENT has been granted to Mr.. f.
c. Merrill, of this city, for a gas pressure
regulator and cutoff.
The big water main rearhjng from
| Twenty-seveuth to T~hirty-ifth street, has
been put under ground.
THE Panhandle excursion train came
down from Pittsburg last night in two
hours and twenty minutes.
The Wheeling Chautauqua Circle will
meet at the Y. NJ. c. A. parlors this even
ing, instead of Friday evening, as usual.
TEMPERANCE people are requested to
attend a meeting at the Fourth street Nj.
E. Church, at three O'Clock this afternoon.
A LARGE number of people returned
home from Pittsburg on last evenings
trains over the Panhandle and B. & o.
railroads.
The big chunk of CONCEALED water the
icemen leave on the sidewalk these cool
mornings makes cold chills run down the
pedestrians backbone.
THERE were three cases before His
Honor Yesterday morning. Frank Jones,
the Warrington man, got $40 and costs
and went up in default.
IT is understood that Morrison, OF the
Wheeling club, is to be rendered q benefit
at the Grand Opera House by local talent
next Wednesday evening.
MR. B. K. GIFFEN has purchased the
stock of agricultural implements at No.
1920 Main street, from Mr.. j. NJ. Kirk,
and will continue the business at the old
stand.
MAYOR SEABRIGHT has received from a
friend, Mr.. f. r. Hawkins, of Philadel-
phia q formidable looking shillaley and a
fine black thorn cane, both Of which came
from Ireland.
SIDNEY C. FRANCE and his company
will present the thrilling drama the
James Boys at the Grand Opera House,
the balance of the week, and no one should
fail to see it.
THE Royal Arch Masons of Ohio will
meet at SteubenviIle to-day, and a big ban
quet and reception will be held this even
ing for which Kramer's orchestra will fur
nish the music.
THERE was a big strike down at the
Riverside this morning, " said a mill man.
Tell me all about it," said the reporter,
fishing out q note book. "Yes, the clock
struck" = = = = Two WHISTLES,
please"
LAST evening q we'll known married
woman tripped Oh a board projecting from
a pile as she was passing along the Four
tenth street side of the Public Library
building and fell, bruising and scratching
her face badly.
THE river marks from above are: Nor
g~antowu, 3 feet 6 inches and stationary;
Greensboro, 3 feet 8 inches and stationary;
Brownsville, 4 feet 10inches and stationary;
Rice's Landing, 4 feet 7 inches and rising.
Lock No. 4, ; feet : inches and stationary
Parker, below gauge; Oil City, 3 inches aud
stationary.
A WHEELING man who went mp TO
Pittsburg Tuesday was in.nortuned by
the usual gang of Jehus, who shouted:
''Hans'm, haus'm," 10 his ears. by
gracious" said the Wheeling man, Il al
WAYS was considered handsome, but never
had so many people tell me SO at once be-
fore" The gang tainted.
IT is understood that an organization of
thirty gentlemen have secured Franzheim's
Hall for the winter and a series of hops Will
be given during tine aeSSdB. The ball
room and dressing rooms are being hand
somely repapered and renovated. The
members are from the old Island crowd,
the French and other organizations. The
opening hop will occur on the 18th, for
which Kramer will play.
AT the close of the championship season
the Canton and Columbus base ball clubs
arranged q series of five games between the
two clubs, the winner of three out OF the
five to take the entire gate receipts. At
least that is the way it was represented.
Canton Won three of the games and now
tine Columbus State Journal comes out and
calls the match L great hippodrome and
SAYS each club received half Of the receipts.
That's the way to play ball.
IT is understood that a number OF citi-
zens of Wellsburg are already hustllng for
the poStmasterShip at that place, made va
can't by the death of Mr.. J. X. Naylor.
The office pays the SUM of $1,000 per au-
mum. The list OF aspiTaRts, Gs fer as
learned, are % follows Frank P. NuzuBl,
William p. Campbell. Henry Zillicau,
Henry Jacobs, Jr., J. c. Pool, Miss Lucy
Abrams, Emory Jacobs and Samuel Blank
insop, any one Of them would be very
acceptable to the people of Wellsburg.
A CHARTER has been issaed By tAe Secre-
tary of State to the United States Oil
Company of West Virginia. The ineorpO-
rators are: J. K. BOtslord, Thos. p. Shall
cross, P. Kennedy, C. NJ. Frissell, w. F.
Chambers, of this City, c. NJ. Cooper, of
Wellsburg, and 0liVi3 Peck Of Wells
burg. The principal place Of Business
will be at Wheeling The capital stock
subscribed is $l75, with the privilege of
increasing it to 100000. 1t is under
stood the company has leased several
hundred acres of land at Petroleum, this
State, which Is in the centre of the Volcano
oil district, and will EOrs for oil in the
spring.
ANOTHER GAME.
Fine Sport Looked for at the Island Park,